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lebkuchen

lebkuchen

1 9.9
A spiced gingerbread cookie often eaten at Christmas and sometimes decorated
  • noun
  • /ˈleɪbˌkuːkən/
: lebkuchen
  • During the Christmas season, I always look forward to enjoying homemade lebkuchen decorated with icing.

Examples

  • Every year, we bake a large batch of lebkuchen to share with friends and family at our festive gatherings.

  • I will send you an email about the lebkuchen!

    Blog text (3)

  • Like baking the traditional Spekulatius on December 6 (St. Nicholas's Day), for instance; or the traditional Kletzenbrot on December 21 (St. Thomas's Day); or even the traditional Lebzelten, Lebkuchen, Spanish Wind.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • The bakery offers a variety of traditional German treats, especially lebkuchen that are popular among locals during the holidays.

Synonyms

gingerbread
vslebkuchen
45 1.0

A sweet spiced cake or cookie flavored with ginger and honey

is the German traditional festive version often decorated and made with honey and nuts
pfeffernuss
vslebkuchen
1 9.9

A small round cookie with spices from Germany eaten at Christmas

is a larger German festive biscuit often decorated and made with honey

How Sweet

fruitcake
30 1.4
lebkuchen
1 9.9
cookie
  • US
850 1.0
biscuit
  • US
9 1.0

Surface Forms

lebkuchen singular
lebkuchens plural

Etymology

Lebkuchen comes from German parts: kuchen means 'cake' and the first part leb likely comes from an old word such as Latin libum meaning 'small flat cake' or from a German word for 'sweet'. So lebkuchen is basically a 'sweet cake', which explains why it names the spiced gingerbread biscuits eaten at Christmas.